move

/muv/

/muv/

Other forms: moved; moving; moves

To move is to shift your position or change where you are. It can be a little spooky to hear a sleepwalker move around a dark house at night.

You can move from one room to another, or move from Oregon to New Hampshire, changing the place where you live. Dancers move their bodies as they move around on a stage, and chess players move pieces strategically on the board. If someone inspires you to do something, or makes you feel an intense emotion, you can also say that they move you. When your dad says, "Get a move on!" he basically means "Hurry up!"

Definitions of move

1. verb

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
   “The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell”

   synonyms: go, locomote, travel

   displace

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

   types:

   circulate, go around, spread

   become widely known and passed on

   carry

   cover a certain distance or advance beyond

   ease

   move gently or carefully

   whish

   move with a whishing sound

   float

   move lightly, as if suspended

   swap

   move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

   seek

   go to or towards

   whine

   move with a whining sound

   fly

   be dispersed or disseminated

   ride

   move like a floating object

   come

   cover a certain distance

   ghost

   move like a ghost

   betake oneself

   displace oneself; go from one location to another

   overfly, pass over

   fly over

   travel

   undergo transportation as in a vehicle

   wend

   direct one's course or way

   do

   travel or traverse (a distance)

   raft

   travel by raft in water

   get about, get around

   move around; move from place to place

   repair, resort

   move, travel, or proceed toward some place

   cruise

   travel at a moderate speed

   journey, travel

   travel upon or across

   come, come up

   move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

   round

   wind around; move along a circular course

   trundle

   move slowly or heavily

   push

   move strenuously and with effort

   travel purposefully

   travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal

   swing

   change direction with a swinging motion; turn

   cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander

   move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

   take the air, walk

   take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure

   meander, thread, wander, weave, wind

   move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

   forge, spirt, spurt

   move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy

   crawl, creep

   move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

   scramble

   move hurriedly

   slide, slither

   to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

   roll, trundle, wheel

   move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle

   glide

   move smoothly and effortlessly

   bounce, jounce

   move up and down repeatedly

   breeze

   proceed quickly and easily

   be adrift, blow, drift, float

   be in motion due to some air or water current

   play

   move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly

   float, swim

   be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

   swim

   move as if gliding through water

   walk

   use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

   move around, turn

   pass to the other side of

   circle

   travel around something

   slice into, slice through

   move through a body or an object with a slicing motion

   drift, err, stray

   wander from a direct course or at random

   run

   travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

   step

   shift or move by taking a step

   drive, motor

   travel or be transported in a vehicle

   automobile

   travel in an automobile

   ski

   move along on skis

   fly, wing

   travel through the air; be airborne

   steam, steamer

   travel by means of steam power

   tram

   travel by tram

   taxi

   travel slowly

   ferry

   travel by ferry

   caravan

   travel in a caravan

   ride, sit

   sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

   prance

   spring forward on the hind legs

   swim

   travel through water

   arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise

   move upward

   ascend, go up

   travel up, "We ascended the mountain"

   come down, descend, fall, go down

   move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

   fall

   descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

   crank, zigzag

   travel along a zigzag path

   follow, travel along

   travel along a certain course

   advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress

   move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

   draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw

   pull back or move away or backward

   retrograde

   move in a direction contrary to the usual one

   continue, go forward, proceed

   move ahead; travel onward in time or space

   back

   travel backward

   pan

   make a sweeping movement

   follow

   travel behind, go after, come after

   lead, precede

   move ahead (of others) in time or space

   follow, pursue

   follow in or as if in pursuit

   return

   go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

   derail, jump

   run off or leave the rails

   flock

   move as a crowd or in a group

   accompany

   go or travel along with

   billow

   move with great difficulty

   circulate

   move around freely

   circle, circulate

   move in circles

   angle

   move or proceed at an angle

   go across, go through, pass

   go across or through

   go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by

   move past

   hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip

   move very fast

   speed

   travel at an excessive or illegal velocity

   zoom

   move with a low humming noise

   drive

   move by being propelled by a force

   belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it

   move fast

   shack, trail

   move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly

   shuttle

   travel back and forth between two points

   hiss, whoosh

   move with a whooshing sound

   whisk

   move quickly and nimbly

   barrel, careen, career

   move headlong at high speed

   circuit

   make a circuit

   lance

   move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

   go around, outflank

   go around the flank of (an opposing army)

   propagate

   travel through the air

   draw

   move or go steadily or gradually

   change, transfer

   change from one vehicle or transportation line to another

   swash

   make violent, noisy movements

   pace

   go at a pace

   step, tread

   put down or press the foot, place the foot

   step

   move with one's feet in a specific manner

   hurtle

   move with or as if with a rushing sound

   retreat

   move away, as for privacy

   whistle

   move with, or as with, a whistling sound

   island hop

   travel from one island to the next

   plough, plow

   move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil

   lurch

   move haltingly and unsteadily

   sift

   move as if through a sieve

   fall

   move in a specified direction

   drag

   move slowly and as if with great effort

   run

   move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way

   bang

   move noisily

   precess

   move in a gyrating fashion

   move around, travel

   travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge

   ride

   sit on and control a vehicle

   snowshoe

   travel on snowshoes

   beetle

   fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

   maneuver

   move skillfully or adroitly, as around obstacles or into a position

   resurrect, rise, uprise

   return from the dead

   break through, crack

   pass through (a barrier)

   emanate

   proceed or issue forth, as from a source

   accost, address, come up to

   speak to someone

   squeak by, squeak through

   escape

   prolapse

   slip or fall out of place, as of body parts

   thrash

   move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation

   fly

   travel in an airplane

   hop

   travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.

   revisit

   visit again

   stooge

   cruise in slow or routine flights

   sail

   traverse or travel on (a body of water)

   ship

   travel by ship

   ride

   ride over, along, or through

   fly

   travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft

   approach, come near

   come near in time

   transit

   pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place)

   tramp down, trample, tread down

   walk on and flatten

   skid, slew, slide, slip, slue

   move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

   waft

   be driven or carried along, as by the air

   tide

   be carried with the tide

   maunder

   wander aimlessly

   constitutionalize

   take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal

   gad, gallivant, jazz around

   wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

   snake

   move along a winding path

   forge

   move ahead steadily

   scend, surge

   rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave

   formicate

   crawl about like ants

   coast

   move effortlessly; by force of gravity

   bowl

   roll (a ball)

   troll

   cause to move round and round

   skitter

   glide easily along a surface

   snake

   move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

   dart, fleet, flit, flutter

   move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart

   lollop

   walk clumsily and with a bounce

   tap

   walk with a tapping sound

   bumble, falter, stumble

   walk unsteadily

   drift

   move in an unhurried fashion

   fall back

   move back and away from

   buoy

   float on the surface of water

   spacewalk

   spend time outside of a vehicle in space

   foot, hoof, hoof it, leg it

   walk

   toe

   walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction

   walk

   accompany or escort

   shlep, traipse

   walk or tramp about

   perambulate, walk about, walk around

   walk with no particular goal

   circumambulate, walk around

   walk around something

   circumnavigate, compass

   travel completely around something, especially by ship or plane

   ambulate

   walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking

   creep, mouse, pussyfoot, sneak

   go stealthily or furtively

   cover, cross, cut across, cut through, get across, get over, pass over, track, traverse

   travel across or pass over

   infiltrate, pass through

   pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict

   run

   cover by running; run a certain distance

   move through, pass across, pass over, pass through, transit

   make a passage or journey from one place to another

   cut

   pass directly and often in haste

   wade

   walk (through relatively shallow water)

   cock, prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger, tittup

   to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

   sleepwalk, somnambulate

   walk in one's sleep

   slink

   walk stealthily

   gimp, hitch, hobble, limp

   walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

   scuffle, shamble, shuffle

   walk by dragging one's feet

   saunter, stroll

   walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

   amble, mosey

   walk leisurely

   prowl

   move about in or as if in a predatory manner

   skulk

   move stealthily

   coggle, dodder, paddle, toddle, totter, waddle

   walk unsteadily

   promenade

   take a leisurely walk

   march

   walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride

   stride

   walk with long steps

   hike

   walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise

   footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge

   walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

   climb, climb up, go up, mount

   go upward with gradual or continuous progress

   abseil, rappel, rope down

   lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside

   tip, tippytoe, tiptoe

   walk on one's toes

   stalk

   walk stiffly

   buzz

   fly low

   flounce

   walk emphatically

   careen, keel, lurch, reel, stagger, swag

   walk as if unable to control one's movements

   flounder, stagger

   move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water

   stamp, stomp, stump

   walk heavily

   lumber, pound

   move heavily or clumsily

   run

   move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

   consort, run

   keep company

   backpedal

   step backwards, in boxing

   pace

   walk with slow or fast paces

   trample, tread

   tread or stomp heavily or roughly

   slouch

   walk slovenly

   mince

   walk daintily

   clomp, clump

   walk clumsily

   cruise

   drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

   head

   to go or travel towards

   skate

   move along on skates

   wedel

   ski, alternating directions

   hot-dog

   perform intricate maneuvers while skiing

   schuss

   ski downhill

   slalom

   race on skis around obstacles

   water ski

   ride water skis

   rack

   fly in high wind

   flight

   fly in a flock

   fly on

   continue flying

   plane, skim

   travel on the surface of water

   soar

   fly upwards or high in the sky

   hover

   hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

   soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom

   rise rapidly

   go up

   be erected, built, or constructed

   rocket, skyrocket

   shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

   surf, surfboard

   ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard

   body-surf

   ride the crest of a wave without a surfboard

   ride

   be carried or travel on or in a vehicle

   override

   ride (a horse) too hard

   ride herd

   driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them

   outride

   ride better, faster, or further than

   dismount, get down, get off, light, unhorse

   alight from (a horse)

   ride horseback

   ride on horseback

   prance

   cause (a horse) to bound spring forward

   canter

   ride at a cantering pace

   canter

   go at a canter, of horses

   walk

   walk at a pace

   extend, gallop

   cause to move at full gallop

   rack, single-foot

   go at a rack

   gallop

   go at galloping speed

   school

   swim in or form a large group of fish

   break water, fin

   show the fins above the water while swimming

   fin

   propel oneself through the water in a finning motion

   paddle

   swim like a dog in shallow water

   crawl

   swim by doing the crawl

   breaststroke

   swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg

   backstroke

   swim on one's back

   skinny-dip

   bathe in the nude

   dive

   swim under water

   avalanche, roll down

   gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

   dive, plunge, plunk

   drop steeply

   bubble

   rise in bubbles or as if in bubbles

   uplift

   lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces

   chandelle

   climb suddenly and steeply

   steam

   rise as vapor

   ascend, come up, rise, uprise

   come up, of celestial bodies

   go down, go under, set

   disappear beyond the horizon

   correct, decline, slump

   go down in value

   precipitate

   fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

   sink, subside

   descend into or as if into some soft substance or place

   crash

   fall or come down violently

   flop

   fall suddenly and abruptly

   topple, tumble

   fall down, as if collapsing

   drop

   fall vertically

   plop

   drop with the sound of something falling into water

   pitch

   fall or plunge forward

   alight, climb down

   come down

   go down, go under, settle, sink

   go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

   come up, rise, rise up, surface

   come to the surface

   uprise

   ascend as a sound

   heel

   follow at the heels of a person

   penetrate

   make one's way deeper into or through

   creep up, sneak up

   advance stealthily or unnoticed

   encroach, impinge, infringe

   advance beyond the usual limit

   plough on, press on, push on

   continue moving forward

   string, string along

   move or come along

   retreat, retrograde

   move back

   trace

   make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along

   roar

   act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way

   limp

   proceed slowly or with difficulty

   barge, push forward, thrust ahead

   push one's way

   march, process

   march in a procession

   back out

   move out of a space backwards

   back down, back off, back up

   move backwards from a certain position

   dawdle, fall back, fall behind, lag

   hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

   tailgate

   follow at a dangerously close distance

   head, lead

   travel in front of; go in advance of others

   stalk

   go through (an area) in search of prey

   shadow

   follow, usually without the person's knowledge

   carry

   pursue a line of scent or be a bearer

   chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail

   go after with the intent to catch

   haunt, stalk

   follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

   retrace, trace

   go back over again

   backtrack, double back, turn back

   retrace one's course

   cut back, flash back

   return in time

   home

   return home accurately from a long distance

   go home, head home

   return home

   return

   return to a previous position; in mathematics

   boomerang

   return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

   crash

   move violently, as through a barrier

   muscle

   make one's way by force

   overstep, transgress, trespass

   pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

   escort

   accompany as an escort

   escort, see, usher

   accompany or escort

   tag along

   go along with, often uninvited

   orb, orbit, revolve

   move in an orbit

   troll

   circulate, move around

   loop

   fly loops, perform a loop

   loop

   move in loops

   overhaul, overtake, pass

   travel past

   negociate, negotiate

   succeed in passing through, around, or over

   lock

   pass by means through a lock in a waterway

   make, work

   proceed along a path

   cycle

   pass through a cycle

   blunder, fumble

   make one's way clumsily or blindly

   skirt

   pass around or about; move along the border

   run by

   pass by while running

   fly by

   pass by while flying

   fly by, whisk by, zip by

   move by very quickly

   approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up, near

   move towards

   close in, draw in

   advance or converge on

   buck, charge, shoot, shoot down, tear

   move quickly and violently

   whizz, whizz along, zoom, zoom along

   move along very quickly

   pull

   move into a certain direction

   dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud, shoot

   run or move very quickly or hastily

   pounce, swoop

   move down on as if in an attack

   stream

   to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind

   drip

   fall in drops

   cascade, cascade down

   rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

   edge, inch

   advance slowly, as if by inches

   rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down

   move by degrees in one direction only

   elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by

   pass by

   circle around, circle round, revolve around

   move around in a circular motion

   step

   walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

   step on, tread on

   place or press the foot on

   cocoon

   retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment

   itinerate

   travel from place to place, as for work

   wander

   go via an indirect route or at no set pace

   ascend

   go along towards (a river's) source

   snowboard

   glide down a snow-covered slope while standing on a board

   bounce

   come back after being refused

   ride

   be sustained or supported or borne
2. verb

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
   “Move those boxes into the corner, please”

   “I'm moving my money to another bank”

   “The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant”

   synonyms: displace

   go, locomote, travel

   change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

   types:

   circulate, mobilise, mobilize

   cause to move around

   relocate

   move or establish in a new location

   dislocate, luxate, slip, splay

   move out of position

   translate

   change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation

   place, post, send, station

   assign to a station

   agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex

   change the arrangement or position of

   channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport

   send from one person or place to another

   funnel

   move or pour through a funnel

   brandish, flourish, wave

   move or swing back and forth

   draw, force, pull

   cause to move by pulling

   carry, transport

   move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

   tug

   move by pulling hard

   disarrange

   destroy the arrangement or order of

   lay, place, pose, position, put, set

   put into a certain place or abstract location

   engage, lock, mesh, operate

   keep engaged

   impel, propel

   cause to move forward with force

   launch, set in motion

   get going; give impetus to

   roll, twine, wind, wrap

   arrange or coil around

   unroll, unspool, unwind, wind off

   reverse the winding or twisting of

   force, squeeze, wedge

   squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

   work

   move into or onto

   disgorge, shed, spill

   cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

   slop, spill, splatter

   cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

   unseat

   dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse

   disunite, divide, part, separate

   force, take, or pull apart

   deracinate, extirpate, root out, uproot

   pull up by or as if by the roots

   depress, press down

   press down

   lift

   take hold of something and move it to a different location

   flick, riffle, ruffle

   twitch or flutter

   work

   move in an agitated manner

   take back

   move text to the previous line; in printing

   center, centre

   move into the center

   pump

   move up and down

   scan

   move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image

   bump around, jar, shake up

   shock physically

   dandle

   move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees

   revolve, roll, trundle

   cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis

   force, push

   move with force

   rock, sway

   cause to move back and forth

   fluctuate

   cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

   pulse

   drive by or as if by pulsation

   dislodge, reposition, shift

   change place or direction

   glide

   cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly

   stir

   move an implement through

   play

   cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space

   bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset

   cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

   send, ship, transport

   transport commercially

   direct, send

   cause to go somewhere

   transport

   move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

   saltate

   move by saltation

   bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down

   move something or somebody to a lower position

   lift, raise

   move upwards

   bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise

   raise from a lower to a higher position

   drop

   let fall to the ground

   sink

   cause to sink

   advance, bring forward

   cause to move forward

   chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back

   force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

   shift, transfer

   move around

   displace

   cause to move, usually with force or pressure

   crowd, herd

   cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

   circulate

   cause to move in a circuit or system

   circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on

   cause to be distributed

   drive out, force out, rouse, rout out

   force or drive out

   drive

   cause someone or something to move by driving

   race, rush

   cause to move fast or to rush or race

   whoosh, woosh

   move with a sibilant sound

   pour

   cause to run

   slip

   cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion

   bring outside, exteriorize

   bring outside the body for surgery, of organs

   upstage

   move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience

   swing

   move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

   turn, turn over

   cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

   turn

   cause to move around or rotate

   turn

   cause to move along an axis or into a new direction

   slide

   move smoothly along a surface

   run

   cause an animal to move fast

   whistle

   move, send, or bring as if by whistling

   beat, flap

   move with a thrashing motion

   singsong

   move as if accompanied by a singsong

   hustle

   cause to move furtively and hurriedly

   wash

   move by or as if by water

   rake

   move through with or as if with a rake

   blow

   cause to move by means of an air current

   drag

   use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu

   draw, pull

   cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense

   lateralize

   move or displace to one side so as to make lateral

   translate

   subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body

   hit, strike

   drive something violently into a location

   sling

   move with a sling

   change hands, change owners

   be transferred to another owner

   transfer

   move from one place to another

   expel, kick out, throw out

   force to leave or move out

   get up

   cause to rise

   enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in

   introduce

   dislocate

   put out of its usual place, position, or relationship

   compartmentalise, compartmentalize, cut up

   separate into isolated compartments or categories

   polarise, polarize

   cause to divide into conflicting or contrasting positions

   isolate, keep apart, sequester, sequestrate, set apart

   set apart from others

   docket

   place on the docket for legal action

   mail, post, send

   cause to be directed or transmitted to another place

   get off, send, send off

   transfer

   garrison

   station (troops) in a fort or garrison

   fort

   station (troops) in a fort

   jack, jack up

   lift with a special device

   nudge, poke at, prod

   push against gently

   shoulder

   carry a burden, either real or metaphoric

   port

   carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons

   shoulder

   lift onto one's shoulders

   flip

   move with a flick or light motion

   rocket

   propel with a rocket

   carry

   propel or give impetus to

   cock

   set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

   postpose

   place after another constituent in the sentence

   prepose

   place before another constituent in the sentence

   step

   place (a ship's mast) in its step

   disjoin, disjoint

   make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of

   disarticulate, disjoint

   separate at the joints

   put back, replace

   put something back where it belongs

   stratify

   form, arrange, or deposit in layers

   impact

   press or wedge together; pack together

   disconnect

   make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten

   plant

   place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive

   kick up

   cause to rise by kicking

   kick

   drive or propel with the foot

   pole, punt

   propel with a pole

   intersperse

   place at intervals in or among

   mess up, ruffle, ruffle up, rumple

   disturb the smoothness of

   compact, compress, pack together

   make more compact by or as if by pressing

   hit

   cause to move by striking

   beat, scramble

   stir vigorously

   churn

   stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

   toss

   agitate

   paddle

   stir with a paddle

   rile, roil

   make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

   poke

   stir by poking

   nestle, snuggle

   position comfortably

   bear

   move while holding up or supporting

   bucket

   carry in a bucket

   return

   make a return

   bring, convey, fetch, get

   go or come after and bring or take back

   pile

   place or lay as if in a pile

   project

   transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

   propagate

   transmit

   translate

   bring to a certain spiritual state

   pipe in

   transport to a destiny through pipes

   release, turn

   let (something) fall or spill from a container

   send, send out

   to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place

   wigwag

   send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code

   press, push

   make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

   twitch

   move or pull with a sudden motion

   pull back

   move to a rearward position; pull towards the back

   adduct

   draw a limb towards the body

   abduct

   pull away from the body

   stretch

   pull in opposite directions

   port

   carry, bear, convey, or bring

   porter

   carry luggage or supplies

   pack

   carry, as on one's back

   cart

   transport something in a cart

   fly

   transport by aeroplane

   haul

   transport in a vehicle

   pick, pluck, plunk

   pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion

   tug

   pull or strain hard at

   drag

   pull, as against a resistance

   lug, tote, tug

   carry with difficulty

   cart, drag, hale, haul

   draw slowly or heavily

   hoist, lift, wind

   raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

   trice, trice up

   raise with a line

   hoist, run up

   raise

   heave, heave up, heft, heft up

   lift or elevate

   arrange, set up

   put into a proper or systematic order

   boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out

   put out or expel from a place

   lay over, superimpose, superpose

   place on top of

   superpose

   place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide

   muss, tussle

   make messy or untidy

   dishevel, tangle, tousle

   put into disorder or disarray

   park

   place temporarily

   ensconce, settle

   fix firmly

   dispose

   place or put in a particular order

   emplace

   put into place or position

   emplace

   provide a new emplacement for guns

   ship

   place on board a ship

   underlay

   put (something) under or beneath

   trench

   set, plant, or bury in a trench

   pigeonhole

   place into a small compartment

   shelve

   place on a shelf

   jar

   place in a cylindrical vessel

   repose

   put something (e.g. trust) in something

   sign

   place signs, as along a road

   middle

   put in the middle

   parallelize

   place parallel to one another

   butt

   place end to end without overlapping

   recess

   put into a recess

   reposition

   place into another position

   throw, thrust

   place or put with great energy

   tee, tee up

   place on a tee

   rack up

   place in a rack

   coffin

   place into a coffin

   bed

   put to bed

   appose

   place side by side or in close proximity

   place down, put down, set down

   cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

   seed, sow

   place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

   misplace

   place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position

   juxtapose

   place side by side

   set down

   put or settle into a position

   bottle

   put into bottles

   bucket

   put into a bucket

   barrel

   put in barrels

   ground

   place or put on the ground

   pillow, rest

   rest on or as if on a pillow

   lose, mislay, misplace

   place (something) where one cannot find it again

   attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in

   direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

   beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse

   cause to move back by force or influence

   throw

   propel through the air

   flip, switch, throw

   cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation

   ride

   keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot

   drive

   push, propel, or press with force

   launch

   propel with force

   launch

   propel for the first time, on a maiden voyage

   catapult

   shoot forth or launch, as if from a catapult

   project, send off

   throw, send, or cast forward

   upend

   set, turn, or stand on end

   spool

   wind onto a spool or a reel

   reel

   wind onto or off a reel

   ball

   form into a ball by winding or rolling

   clew, clue

   roll into a ball

   coil, curl, loop

   wind around something in coils or loops

   bump, dislodge

   remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied

   stir

   mix or add by stirring

   pour forth, shed, spill

   flow or cause to flow out

   seed

   go to seed; shed seeds

   seat, sit, sit down

   show to a seat; assign a seat for

   seat

   place in or on a seat

   lay, put down, repose

   put in a horizontal position

   place upright, stand, stand up

   put into an upright position

   recline

   cause to recline

   cut

   separate with or as if with an instrument

   tear

   separate or be separated by force

   joint

   separate (meat) at the joint

   gin

   separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

   break

   separate from a clinch, in boxing

   break up, sever

   set or keep apart

   stub

   pull up (weeds) by their roots

   plant, set

   put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground

   instal, install, put in, set up

   set up for use

   bust, rupture, snap, tear

   separate or cause to separate abruptly

   deposit, fix, posit, situate

   put (something somewhere) firmly

   ladle

   put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

   fork, pitchfork

   lift with a pitchfork

   shove

   push roughly

   flick, jerk

   throw or toss with a quick motion

   jerk, yank

   pull, or move with a sudden movement

   winch

   pull or lift up with or as if with a winch

   pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak

   pull or pull out sharply

   poise

   cause to be balanced or suspended

   loft

   propel through the air

   lean

   cause to lean or incline

   clap

   put quickly or forcibly

   rest

   put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

   perch

   cause to perch or sit

   hoist

   move from one place to another by lifting

   dribble, drip, drop

   let or cause to fall in drops

   load

   put (something) on a structure or conveyance

   cram

   put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled

   set

   put into a position that will restore a normal state

   siphon

   move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action

   seat

   place or attach firmly in or on a base

   cast, contrive, project, throw

   put or send forth

   frighten

   drive out by frightening

   pump

   raise (gases or fluids) with a pump

   transfuse

   pour out of one vessel into another

   sluice

   transport in or send down a sluice

   transfer, transplant

   lift and reset in another soil or situation

   transit

   revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction

   transpose

   transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

   jostle, shove

   come into rough contact with while moving

   nose

   push or move with the nose

   obtrude, push out, thrust out

   push to thrust outward

   push aside, push away

   push out of the way

   muscle into

   force one's way

   push up

   push upward

   float

   set afloat

   beat down

   dislodge from a position

   thrust

   push forcefully

   flutter

   flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements

   reorient

   cause to turn

   drive

   urge forward

   levitate

   cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity

   ferry

   transport by ferry

   wheelbarrow

   transport in a wheelbarrow

   chariot

   transport in a chariot

   raft

   transport on a raft

   bus

   send or move around by bus

   pipe

   transport by pipeline

   barge

   transport by barge on a body of water

   railroad

   transport by railroad

   freight

   transport commercially as cargo

   turn

   channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

   turn

   to send or let go

   divert

   send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

   route

   send via a specific route

   refer

   send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

   airt, redirect

   channel into a new direction

   truck

   convey (goods etc.) by truck

   rail

   convey (goods etc.) by rails

   sledge

   transport in a sleigh

   lighter

   transport in a flatbottom boat

   despatch, dispatch, send off

   send away towards a designated goal

   forward, send on

   send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit

   pick up

   give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift

   reef

   lower and bring partially inboard

   depress

   lower (prices or markets)

   underlay

   raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type

   skid

   elevate onto skids

   pinnacle

   raise on or as if on a pinnacle

   chin, chin up

   raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

   leaven, prove, raise

   cause to puff up with a leaven

   heighten

   increase the height of

   boost, hike, hike up

   increase

   gather up, lift up, pick up

   take and lift upward

   plop

   drop something with a plopping sound

   dump

   drop (stuff) in a heap or mass

   hang

   let drop or droop

   plank down, plonk down, plump down

   drop heavily

   erect, rear

   cause to rise up

   settle

   cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)

   position

   cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

   glycerolise, glycerolize

   place in glycerol

   space

   place at intervals

   marshal

   place in proper rank

   settle, settle down

   settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground

   jam

   push down forcibly

   nose

   advance the forward part of with caution

   fire

   drive out or away by or as if by fire

   clear the air

   dispel differences or negative emotions

   banish

   drive away

   shoo, shoo away, shoo off

   drive away by crying `shoo!'

   shunt

   transfer to another track, of trains

   carry

   transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication

   shuffle

   move about, move back and forth

   transship

   transfer for further transportation from one ship or conveyance to another

   bunker

   transfer cargo from a ship to a warehouse

   carry forward, carry over

   transfer from one time period to the next

   crowd out, force out

   press, force, or thrust out of a small space

   evacuate

   move people from their homes or country

   overcrowd

   cause to crowd together too much

   dip

   lower briefly

   convect

   circulate hot air by convection

   send around

   forward to others

   utter

   put into circulation

   wheel, wheel around

   wheel somebody or something

   hunt

   chase away, with as with force

   smoke out

   drive out with smoke

   pull

   steer into a certain direction

   chauffeur, drive around

   drive someone in a vehicle

   incline

   lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow

   effuse, pour out

   pour out

   decant, pour, pour out

   pour out

   bring, convey, take

   take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

   carry over

   transport from one place or state to another

   scatter, spread, spread out

   strew or distribute over an area

   remove, transfer

   shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

   wind up

   give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching

   evert

   turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward

   leaf

   turn over pages

   supinate

   turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)

   bring about

   cause to move into the opposite direction

   port

   put or turn on the left side, of a ship

   bate

   flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons

   clap

   cause to strike the air in flight

   shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust

   press or force

   tip, topple, tumble

   cause to tumble by pushing

   throw

   to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly

   whiff

   drive or carry as if by a puff of air

   blow

   cause air to go in, on, or through

   advect

   convey by horizontal mass movement of a fluid

   smash

   hit violently

   teleport

   transport by dematerializing at one point and assembling at another

   vest

   become legally vested

   devolve, fall, pass, return

   be inherited by

   accrue, fall

   come into the possession of

   communicate, convey, transmit

   transfer to another

   load

   transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

   offset

   cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface

   import

   transfer (electronic data) into a database or document

   export

   transfer (electronic data) out of a database or document in a format that can be used by other programs

   offload

   transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data

   carry, post

   transfer (entries) from one account book to another

   FTP

   use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another

   spool

   transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage

   download

   transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location

   upload

   transfer a file or program to a central computer from a smaller computer or a computer at a remote location

   locate, place, site

   assign a location to

   charge, commit, institutionalise, institutionalize, send

   cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution

   translocate

   move from one place to another, especially of wild animals

   translocate

   transfer (a chromosomal segment) to a new position

   deport, exile, expatriate

   expel from a country

   debar, suspend

   bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

   deliver, deport, extradite

   hand over to the authorities of another country

   banish, bar, relegate

   expel, as if by official decree

   ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, ostracize, shun

   expel from a community or group

   ban, banish

   ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

   deracinate, uproot

   move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

   imbricate

   place so as to overlap

   scuttle

   sink a ship by creating holes in the hull

   flush

   force to come into the open, as from a place of concealment
3. verb

   move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
   “He moved his hand slightly to the right”

   antonyms:

   stand still

   remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile

   types:

   move involuntarily, move reflexively

   move in an uncontrolled manner

   quicken

   show signs of life

   stretch, stretch out

   extend one's body or limbs

   click, flick, snap

   cause to make a snapping sound

   bend, flex

   bend a joint

   propagate, spread

   become distributed or widespread

   reach, reach out

   move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense

   potter, potter around, putter, putter around

   move around aimlessly

   dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe

   move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

   drop back

   take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football

   hit the deck, hit the dirt

   fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger

   gravitate

   move due to the pull of gravitation

   fly

   move quickly or suddenly

   ease up, give, give way, move over, yield

   move in order to make room for someone for something

   cut to

   move to another scene when filming

   lurch, pitch, shift

   move abruptly

   jar, jolt

   move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

   duck

   to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

   bob

   move up and down repeatedly

   wallow, welter

   roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

   squirm, twist, worm, wrestle, wriggle, writhe

   move in a twisting or contorted motion (especially when struggling)

   coggle, wobble

   move unsteadily

   sashay, sidle

   move sideways

   sidle

   move unobtrusively or furtively

   sail, sweep

   move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

   brush, sweep

   sweep across or over

   waggle, wamble

   move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion

   chop

   move suddenly

   reciprocate

   alternate the direction of motion of

   move back and forth

   move in one direction and then into the opposite direction

   nod

   sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion

   beat, pulsate, quiver

   move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

   beat, pound, thump

   move rhythmically

   seesaw, teeter, totter

   move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

   buck, hitch, jerk

   jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

   cant, cant over, pitch, slant, tilt

   heel over

   careen, shift, tilt, wobble

   move sideways or in an unsteady way

   boil, churn, moil, roil

   be agitated

   slip, steal

   move stealthily

   agitate, shake

   move or cause to move back and forth

   vibrate

   shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

   jerk, twitch

   move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

   flip, twitch

   toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

   click, snap

   move or strike with a noise

   agitate, budge, shift, stir

   move very slightly

   arouse, stir

   begin moving

   dance

   move in a graceful and rhythmical way

   stumble, trip

   miss a step and fall or nearly fall

   falter, waver

   move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

   flap, roll, undulate, wave

   move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

   mill, mill about, mill around

   move about in a confused manner

   turn

   change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

   jump, start, startle

   move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm

   mope, mope around

   move around slowly and aimlessly

   bestride, climb on, get on, hop on, jump on, mount, mount up

   get up on the back of

   climb

   move with difficulty, by grasping

   strike out

   make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body

   bound, jump, leap, spring

   move forward by leaps and bounds

   bolt

   move or jump suddenly

   get down

   lower (one's body) as by kneeling

   assume, strike, take, take up

   occupy or take on

   seesaw

   move up and down as if on a seesaw

   exit, get out, go out, leave

   move out of or depart from

   part, separate, split

   go one's own way; move apart

   diverge

   move or draw apart

   lean, list

   cause to lean to the side

   tumble, whirl, whirl around

   fly around

   close, come together

   come together, as if in an embrace

   bustle, bustle about, hustle, hustle and bustle

   move or cause to move energetically or busily

   fidget

   move restlessly

   dawdle, linger

   take one's time; proceed slowly

   cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince

   draw back, as with fear or pain

   hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust

   make a thrusting forward movement

   swoop

   move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

   flow, flux

   move or progress freely as if in a stream

   course, feed, flow, run

   move along, of liquids

   flurry

   move in an agitated or confused manner

   streak

   move quickly in a straight line

   heave

   move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position

   crash

   move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

   thunder

   move fast, noisily, and heavily

   snap

   move with a snapping sound

   beat, flap

   move with a flapping motion

   fling

   move in an abrupt or headlong manner

   hop

   move quickly from one place to another

   turn

   move around an axis or a center

   dodge

   make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

   dodge

   move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course

   throw

   move violently, energetically, or carelessly

   make way

   get out of the way

   dance

   skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways

   grab

   make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

   cut

   move (one's fist)

   close

   change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

   jump, jump off, leap

   jump down from an elevated point

   slip

   move easily

   jerk, twitch

   make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

   didder, shake

   move with or as if with a tremor

   shiver, shudder

   shake, as from cold

   roll, seethe

   boil vigorously

   branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate

   divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

   flush

   flow freely

   twist

   turn in the opposite direction

   flip, flip over, turn over

   turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

   catch

   spread or be communicated

   fluff up, plump up, shake up

   make fuller by shaking

   gush, jet

   issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth

   jive

   dance to jive music; dance the jive

   hoof

   dance in a professional capacity

   clog

   dance a clog dance

   tap dance

   perform a tap dance

   belly dance

   perform a belly dance

   heel

   perform with the heels

   shimmy

   dance a shimmy

   depart, go, go away

   move away from a place into another direction

   turn on a dime

   have a small turning radius

   dabble

   bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water

   bob about, bob around

   move up and down with no specific path

   roll, turn over

   move by turning over or rotating

   roll over

   make a rolling motion or turn

   wrench

   make a sudden twisting motion

   pronk

   jump straight up

   swan

   sweep majestically

   shimmy, wobble

   tremble or shake

   rock, shake, sway

   move back and forth or sideways

   sway, swing

   move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

   flicker, flitter, flutter, quiver, waver

   move back and forth very rapidly

   swing about, swing around, turn around

   turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically

   pulsate, pulse, throb

   expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically

   flutter, palpitate

   beat rapidly

   thrash

   beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all

   flap

   move noisily

   cock

   tilt or slant to one side

   fan

   agitate the air

   tremble

   move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

   quake, tremor

   shake with seismic vibrations

   palpitate

   cause to throb or beat rapidly

   convulse

   shake uncontrollably

   sparge

   agitate by introducing air or compressed gas

   shake up, succuss

   shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)

   concuss

   shake violently

   rattle

   shake and cause to make a rattling noise

   convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss

   move or stir about violently

   judder, shake

   shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

   bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, resile, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop

   spring back; spring away from an impact

   flip, toss

   lightly throw to see which side comes up

   glissade

   perform a glissade, in ballet

   chasse, sashay

   perform a chasse step in ballet

   capriole

   perform a capriole, in ballet

   bebop, bop

   dance the bebop

   bump

   dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward

   twist

   do the twist

   waltz, waltz around

   dance a waltz

   tap, tapdance

   dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes

   tango

   dance a tango

   shag

   dance the shag

   foxtrot

   dance the foxtrot

   contra danse, contradance, contredanse, country-dance

   perform a contradance

   break, break dance, break-dance

   do a break dance

   cakewalk

   perform the cakewalk dance

   conga

   dance the conga

   samba

   dance the samba

   two-step

   dance the two-step

   Charleston

   dance the Charleston

   boogie

   dance to boogie music

   cha-cha

   dance the cha-cha

   disco

   dance to disco music

   mambo

   dance a mambo

   polka

   dance a polka

   one-step

   dance the one-step

   rhumba, rumba

   dance the rhumba

   mosh, slam, slam dance, thrash

   dance the slam dance

   jig

   dance a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions

   jitterbug

   do the jitterbug

   jiggle, joggle, wiggle

   move to and fro

   folk dance

   perform a folk-dance

   square dance

   dance in formation

   quickstep

   perform a quickstep

   dart

   move with sudden speed

   founder

   stumble and nearly fall

   luff

   flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides

   surge, tide

   rise or move forward

   port

   turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship

   face

   turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction

   turn off

   make a turn

   turn away

   move so as not face somebody or something

   gee

   turn to the right side

   about-face

   turn, usually 180 degrees

   caracole

   make a half turn on a horse, in dressage

   corner

   turn a corner

   overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over

   turn from an upright or normal position

   shy

   start suddenly, as from fright

   boggle

   startle with amazement or fear

   pop out

   exit briefly

   file out

   march out, in a file

   clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle

   climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

   remount

   mount again

   get off, hop out

   get out of quickly

   kick

   thrash about or strike out with the feet

   burst

   move suddenly, energetically, or violently

   bounce

   leap suddenly

   capriole

   perform a capriole, of horses in dressage

   galumph

   move around heavily and clumsily

   ski jump

   jump on skis

   saltate

   leap or skip, often in dancing

   vault

   bound vigorously

   leapfrog

   jump across

   overleap, vault

   jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

   curvet

   perform a leap where both hind legs come off the ground, of a horse

   hop, hop-skip, skip

   jump lightly

   caper

   jump about playfully

   rear back

   start with anger or resentment or in protest

   fall out

   leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation

   get off

   leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.

   step out

   go outside a room or building for a short period of time

   disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out

   move away from each other

   break up

   come apart

   diffract

   undergo diffraction

   bend

   change direction

   curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer

   turn sharply; change direction abruptly

   deflect

   turn aside and away from an initial or intended course

   bend, deflect, turn away

   turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest

   avert, turn away

   turn away or aside

   cockle, riffle, ripple, ruffle, undulate

   stir up (water) so as to form ripples

   circulate

   move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

   go around, revolve, rotate

   turn on or around an axis or a center

   rotate, splay, spread out, turn out

   turn outward

   circumvolve, rotate

   cause to turn on an axis or center

   pivot, swivel

   turn on a pivot

   eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool

   flow in a circular current, of liquids

   kick

   kick a leg up

   skank

   dance the skank

   grind

   dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced

   coil, gyrate, spiral

   wind or move in a spiral course

   corkscrew, spiral

   move in a spiral or zigzag course

   retract, shrink back

   pull away from a source of disgust or fear

   riposte

   make a return thrust

   deviate, divert

   turn aside; turn away from

   transpirate, transpire

   pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas

   run off, waste

   run off as waste

   run down

   move downward

   pour

   flow in a spurt

   run out, spill

   flow, run or fall out and become lost

   stream, well out

   flow freely and abundantly

   dribble, filter, trickle

   run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream

   drain, run out

   flow off gradually

   ooze, seep

   pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

   eject

   leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule

   pronate

   turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards

   gutter

   flow in small streams

   undock

   move out of a dock

   flail, thresh

   move like a flail; thresh about

   clap

   strike the air in flight

   hop

   make a jump forward or upward

   jackrabbit

   go forward or start with a fast, sudden movement

   log off, log out

   exit a computer
4. verb

   go or proceed from one point to another
   “the debate moved from family values to the economy”

   types:

   step

   move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

   scroll

   move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen

   lapse, pass, sink

   pass into a specified state or condition

   type of:

   alter, change, vary

   become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
5. verb

   progress by being changed
   synonyms: go, run

   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
6. noun

   the act of changing location from one place to another
   “his move put him directly in my path”

   synonyms: motion, movement

   types:

   approach, approaching, coming

   the act of drawing spatially closer to something

   advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression

   the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

   locomotion, travel

   self-propelled movement

   lunge, lurch

   the act of moving forward suddenly

   travel, traveling, travelling

   the act of going from one place to another

   chase, following, pursual, pursuit

   the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

   ascending, ascension, ascent, rise

   the act of changing location in an upward direction

   descent

   the act of changing your location in a downward direction

   swing, swinging, vacillation

   changing location by moving back and forth

   return

   the act of going back to a prior location

   coast, glide, slide

   the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

   slippage

   failing to hold or slipping out of place

   flow, stream

   the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

   crawl

   a very slow movement

   hurrying, speed, speeding

   changing location rapidly

   displacement, translation

   the act of uniform movement

   shift, shifting

   the act of moving from one place to another

   haste, hurry, rush, rushing

   the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

   maneuver, manoeuvre, play

   a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

   migration

   the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

   emigration, expatriation, out-migration

   migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

   immigration, in-migration

   migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

   access

   the act of approaching or entering

   closing, closure

   approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

   landing approach

   the approach to a landing field by an airplane

   push

   an effort to advance

   career, life history

   the general progression of your working or professional life

   march

   a steady advance

   clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing

   easy unobstructed progress

   brachiation

   swinging by the arms from branch to branch

   walk, walking

   the act of traveling by foot

   walk

   the act of walking somewhere

   step

   the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

   gait

   a horse's manner of moving

   run, running

   the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

   jog, lope, trot

   a slow pace of running

   crawl, crawling, creep, creeping

   a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

   circle, circuit, lap

   movement once around a course

   circumnavigation

   traveling around something (by ship or plane)

   peregrination

   traveling or wandering around

   traversal, traverse

   travel across

   roving, vagabondage, wandering

   travelling about without any clear destination

   wayfaring

   traveling (especially on foot)

   crossing

   traveling across

   driving

   the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

   horseback riding, riding

   travel by being carried on horseback

   air, air travel, aviation

   travel via aircraft

   jump, parachuting

   descent with a parachute

   journey, journeying

   the act of traveling from one place to another

   leg, stage

   a section or portion of a journey or course

   staging

   travel by stagecoach

   on the road, on tour

   travelling about

   junketing

   taking an excursion for pleasure

   seafaring, water travel

   travel by water

   commutation, commuting

   the travel of a commuter

   tracking, trailing

   the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

   shadowing, tailing

   the act of following someone secretly

   stalk, stalking

   the act of following prey stealthily

   levitation

   the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means

   heave, heaving

   the act of lifting something with great effort

   climb, mount

   the act of climbing something

   soar, zoom

   the act of rising upward into the air

   dive, nose dive, nosedive

   a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

   abseil, rappel

   (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body

   swoop

   a swift descent through the air

   crash dive

   a rapid descent by a submarine

   drop

   the act of dropping something

   collapse, flop

   the act of throwing yourself down

   reentry

   the act of entering again

   remand

   the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial)

   sideslip, skid, slip

   an unexpected slide

   snowboarding

   the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard

   release, spill, spillage

   the act of allowing a fluid to escape

   flood, outpouring, overflow

   a large flow

   acceleration, quickening, speedup

   the act of accelerating; increasing the speed

   deceleration

   the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed

   scud, scudding

   the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)

   run-up

   the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed

   leapfrog

   advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors

   dance step, step

   a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

   bolt, dash

   the act of moving with great haste

   scamper, scramble, scurry

   the act of rushing about hastily in an undignified way

   takeaway

   the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass)

   figure

   a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

   completion, pass completion

   (American football) a successful forward pass in football

   ball hawking

   a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team

   assist

   (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

   icing, icing the puck

   (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal

   jugglery

   the performance of a juggler

   obstruction

   getting in someone's way

   baseball play

   (baseball) a play executed by a baseball team

   footwork

   the manner of using the feet

   shot, stroke

   (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

   stroke

   any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

   blitz, linebacker blitzing, safety blitz

   (American football) defensive play that tries to break through the offensive line

   mousetrap, trap play

   (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated

   gold rush

   a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field

   type of:

   change

   the action of changing something
7. noun

   a change of position that does not entail a change of location
   “an impatient move of his hand”

   synonyms: motility, motion, movement

   types:

   abduction

   (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body

   adduction

   (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

   agitation

   the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)

   body English

   a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction

   circumduction

   a circular movement of a limb or eye

   disturbance

   the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

   fetal movement, foetal movement

   motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)

   dart, flit

   a sudden quick movement

   gesture

   motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

   headshake, headshaking

   the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement

   inclination, inclining

   the act of inclining; bending forward

   eversion, everting, inversion

   the act of turning inside out

   inversion, upending

   turning upside down; setting on end

   jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade

   an abrupt spasmodic movement

   kick, kicking

   a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics

   kneel, kneeling

   supporting yourself on your knees

   lurch, pitch, pitching

   abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

   eye movement

   the movement of the eyes

   opening

   the act of opening something

   prostration

   the act of assuming a prostrate position

   reach, reaching, stretch

   the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

   reciprocation

   alternating back-and-forth movement

   reclining

   the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position

   retraction

   the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

   retroflection, retroflexion

   the act of bending backward

   rotary motion, rotation

   the act of rotating as if on an axis

   closing, shutting

   the act of closing something

   sitting

   the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

   posing, sitting

   (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

   snap

   the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand

   squat, squatting

   the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

   sweep

   a movement in an arc

   toss

   an abrupt movement

   quiver, quivering, vibration

   the act of vibrating

   wave

   a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon

   flicker, flutter, waver

   the act of moving back and forth

   standing

   the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

   span, straddle

   the act of sitting or standing astride

   stroke

   a single complete movement

   squirm, wiggle, wriggle

   the act of wiggling

   eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy

   the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding

   windup

   (baseball) the series of motions made by a pitcher prior to releasing a pitch

   jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting

   a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

   mudra

   ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing

   bob

   a short abrupt inclination (as of the head)

   nod

   the act of nodding the head

   stoop

   an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

   nystagmus

   involuntary movements of the eyeballs; its presence or absence is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders

   saccade

   a rapid, jerky movement of the eyes between positions of rest

   circumvolution

   the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis

   feather, feathering

   turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls

   gyration, whirling

   the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

   pivot

   the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot

   pronation

   rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward

   spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl

   the act of rotating rapidly

   spiral

   flying downward in a helical path with a large radius

   supination

   rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward

   turn, twist

   turning or twisting around (in place)

   twist, wind, winding

   the act of winding or twisting

   shaking

   the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

   stirring

   agitating a liquid with an implement

   shake, wag, waggle

   causing to move repeatedly from side to side

   worrying

   the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes

   careen, rock, sway, tilt

   pitching dangerously to one side

   overturn, turnover, upset

   the act of upsetting something

   shudder, tremor

   an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

   outreach

   the act of reaching out

   key stroke, keystroke

   the stroke of a key; one depression of a key on a keyboard

   turnout

   (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip

   beat

   a stroke or blow

   bow

   a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

   carnival, circus

   a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

   disorganisation, disorganization

   the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion

   disruption, perturbation

   the act of causing disorder

   commotion, din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult

   the act of making a noisy disturbance

   furor, furore

   a sudden outburst (as of protest)

   havoc, mayhem

   violent and needless disturbance

   battle royal, melee, scrimmage

   a noisy riotous fight

   agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval

   disturbance usually in protest

   outburst, tumultuous disturbance

   a sudden violent disturbance

   rampage, violent disorder

   violently angry and destructive behavior

   derangement, overthrow, upset

   the act of disturbing the mind or body

   swimming kick

   a movement of the legs in swimming

   blow, buffet

   a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

   type of:

   change

   the action of changing something
8. verb

   change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
   “We moved from Idaho to Nebraska”

   “The basketball player moved from one team to another”

   antonyms:

   stay

   stay put (in a certain place)

   types:

   relocate

   become established in a new location

   move in

   move into a new house or office

   move out

   move out of one's old house or office

   evacuate

   move out of an unsafe location into safety

   migrate, transmigrate

   move from one country or region to another and settle there

   migrate

   move periodically or seasonally

   immigrate

   come into a new country and change residency

   immigrate

   migrate to a new environment

   emigrate

   leave one's country of residence for a new one

   clear out

   move out and leave nothing behind
9. noun

   the act of changing your residence or place of business
   “they say that three moves equal one fire”

   synonyms: relocation

   types:

   flit

   a secret move (to avoid paying debts)

   overspill

   the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns

   type of:

   change

   the action of changing something
10. verb

    be in a state of action
    “she is always moving”

    synonyms: be active

    types:

    bestir, rouse

    become active
11. verb

    live one's life in a specified environment
    “she moves in certain circles only”

    type of:

    live

    lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
12. verb

    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    “We must move quickly”

    synonyms: act

    types:

    alternate, take turns

    do something in turns

    end up, fetch up, finish, finish up, land up, wind up

    finally be or do something

    festinate, hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush

    act or move at high speed

    disturb, interrupt

    destroy the peace or tranquility of

    react, respond

    show a response or a reaction to something

    go ahead, plow ahead

    proceed (with a plan of action)

    aggress, attack

    take the initiative and go on the offensive

    force

    do forcibly; exert force

    create

    pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity

    come forward, come out, come to the fore, step forward, step to the fore, step up

    make oneself visible; take action

    pay back, repay, reward

    act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

    satisfice, satisfise

    decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal

    maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre

    act in order to achieve a certain goal

    dispatch

    dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently

    evade

    practice evasion

    race

    to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others

    use

    habitually do something (use only in the past tense)

    play it by ear

    decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation

    play

    act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome

    deal

    take action with respect to (someone or something)

    partner

    act as a partner

    exert

    make a great effort at a mental or physical task

    egotrip

    act in a way that attracts attention

    reciprocate

    act, feel, or give mutually or in return

    go, proceed

    follow a procedure or take a course

    come close

    nearly do something

    perform

    perform a function

    dare, make bold, presume

    take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

    engage, prosecute, pursue

    carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

    act on

    regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice

    interact

    act together or towards others or with others

    oppose, react

    act against or in opposition to

    take time by the forelock

    act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity

    coact

    act together, as of organisms

    offer, volunteer

    agree freely

    get around to

    do something despite obstacles such as lack of time

    dally, flirt, play, toy

    behave carelessly or indifferently

    approach, go about, set about

    begin to deal with

    participate, take part

    share in something

    misbehave, misconduct, misdemean

    behave badly

    condescend, lower oneself, stoop

    debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

    acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport

    behave in a certain manner

    behave, comport

    behave well or properly

    assay, attempt, essay, seek, try

    make an effort or attempt

    court, romance, solicit, woo

    make amorous advances towards

    court

    engage in social activities leading to marriage

    dare

    be courageous enough to try or do something

    effect

    act so as to bring into existence

    antagonise, antagonize, counteract

    act in opposition to

    anticipate, counter, foresee, forestall

    act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

    prosecute

    conduct a prosecution in a court of law

    commit, perpetrate, pull

    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

    rampage

    act violently, recklessly, or destructively

    contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage

    come to terms with

    condescend, deign, descend

    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

    condescend

    behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

    take care

    be careful, prudent, or watchful

    act superior, lord it over, put on airs, queen it over

    act like the master of

    stampede

    act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse

    make a point, make sure

    make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally

    repeat, take over

    do over

    surprise

    come upon or take unawares

    smuggle, sneak

    put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner

    play

    behave in a certain way

    take

    carry out

    guard

    take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

    begin, start

    begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object

    go off at half-cock, go off half-cocked

    act prematurely or without reflection or too soon

    hold back, hold off, wait

    wait before acting

    continue, go along, go on, keep, proceed

    continue a certain state, condition, or activity

    do well, had best

    act in one's own or everybody's best interest

    continue

    continue after an interruption

    continue, persist in

    do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop

    spell

    take turns working

    treat

    regard or consider in a specific way

    bristle

    react in an offended or angry manner

    collude, conspire

    act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose

    flip, flip out

    react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way

    overreact

    show an exaggerated response to something

    answer

    react to a stimulus or command

    accept

    be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

    stool

    react to a decoy, of wildfowl

    respond

    respond favorably or as hoped

    greet

    react to in a certain way

    explode

    show a violent emotional reaction

    accept

    react favorably to; consider right and proper

    answer

    respond to a signal

    communicate, intercommunicate

    transmit thoughts or feelings

    reach out

    attempt to communicate

    balk, decline, refuse

    show unwillingness towards

    accept, consent, go for

    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

    confront, face, face up

    deal with (something unpleasant) head on

    condescend, patronise, patronize

    treat condescendingly

    marvel, wonder

    be amazed at

    pick up the gauntlet, take a dare

    be dared to do something and attempt it

    acknowledge, notice

    express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with

    communicate

    be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas

    check

    place into check

    fork

    place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces

    harass

    exhaust by attacking repeatedly

    pin

    immobilize a piece

    tackle

    seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

    pull

    apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

    draw

    engage in drawing

    paint

    make a painting

    build

    be engaged in building

    fluster

    be flustered; behave in a confused manner

    control, keep in line, manipulate

    control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage

    church

    perform a special church rite or service for

    transact

    conduct business

    return

    return in kind

    overexert

    exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength

    work

    proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

    embark, venture

    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

    steamroll, steamroller

    proceed with great force

    assert, put forward

    insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized

    commit, practice

    engage in or perform

    close

    engage at close quarters

    politick

    engage in political activities

    act on, follow up on, pursue

    carry further or advance

    marginalise, marginalize

    relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people

    deal

    behave in a certain way towards others

    combine

    join for a common purpose or in a common action

    have

    have a personal or business relationship with someone

    buck, go against

    resist

    officiate

    act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding

    invite, pay for

    have as a guest

    socialise, socialize

    take part in social activities; interact with others

    connect, get in touch, touch base

    establish communication with someone

    fight, struggle

    make a strenuous or labored effort

    assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet

    collect in one place

    partake in

    be active in

    relate

    have or establish a relationship to

    do by, handle, treat

    interact in a certain way

    fall all over

    display excessive love or show excessive gratitude towards

    fall from grace

    revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior

    act up, carry on

    misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way

    walk around

    behave in a certain manner or have certain properties

    walk

    live or behave in a specified manner

    assert oneself

    put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner

    pose, posture

    behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

    give it a try, have a go

    make an attempt at something

    grope

    search blindly or uncertainly

    endeavor, endeavour, strive

    attempt by employing effort

    give it a try, give it a whirl

    try

    chase, chase after

    pursue someone sexually or romantically

    display

    attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals

    interfere, interpose, intervene, step in

    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

    adventure, chance, gamble, hazard, risk, run a risk, take a chance, take chances

    take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

    lay on the line, put on the line, risk

    expose to a chance of loss or damage

    bring to bear

    bring into operation or effect

    carry

    extend to a certain degree

    backdate

    make effective from an earlier date

    make

    carry out or commit

    recommit

    commit once again, as of a crime

    riot

    take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot

    extemporize, improvise

    manage in a makeshift way; make do with whatever is at hand

    fend

    try to manage without help

    cut, hack

    be able to manage or manage successfully

    rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by

    manage one's existence barely

    affiliate, associate, assort, consort

    keep company with; hang out with

    philander, womanise, womanize

    have amorous affairs; of men

    cope with, match, meet

    satisfy or fulfill

    blindside

    catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences

    remember oneself

    recover one's good manners after a lapse or stop behaving badly

    hold out

    wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

    delay

    act later than planned, scheduled, or required

    hold

    remain in a certain state, position, or condition

    keep going, run on

    continue uninterrupted

    ride

    continue undisturbed and without interference

    refuse, reject, resist

    resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

    reprise

    repeat, renew, or resume some action
13. verb

    have a turn; make one's move in a game
    synonyms: go

    make a motion

    propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

    types:

    bluff, bluff out

    deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

    stalemate

    subject to a stalemate

    castle

    move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

    serve

    put the ball into play

    open

    make the opening move

    cast, draw

    choose at random

    ruff, trump

    play a trump

    maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate

    perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

    check

    decline to initiate betting

    ace

    serve an ace against (someone)

    overtrump

    play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick

    crossruff

    trump alternately in two hands

    jockey

    compete (for an advantage or a position)
14. verb

    follow a procedure or take a course
    synonyms: go, proceed

    types:

    work

    proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity

    embark, venture

    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

    steamroll, steamroller

    proceed with great force

    type of:

    act

    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
15. noun

    the act of deciding to do something
    “he didn't make a move to help”

    “his first move was to hire a lawyer”

    types:

    demarche

    a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs

    maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre

    a move made to gain a tactical end

    parking

    the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily

    device, gimmick, twist

    any clever maneuver

    feint

    any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)

    footwork

    skillful maneuvering or dealing

    gambit, ploy, stratagem

    a strategic maneuver

    artifice, ruse

    a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

    measure, step

    any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

    type of:

    conclusion, decision, determination

    the act of making up your mind about something
16. noun

    (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
    types:

    chess move

    the act of moving a chess piece

    castle, castling

    interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

    capture

    the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board

    check

    (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

    checkmate, mate

    a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

    gambit

    a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

    type of:

    play, turn

    (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
17. verb

    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    synonyms: affect, impress, strike

    actuate, incentivize, incite, motivate, prompt, propel

    give an incentive for action

    come to, hit, strike

    cause to experience suddenly

    types:

    infect

    affect in a contagious way

    surprise

    cause to be surprised

    impress, ingrain, instill

    produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

    awaken

    make aware

    engrave

    impress or affect deeply

    strike dumb

    render speechless, as by surprising or shocking

    zap

    strike suddenly and with force

    jar

    affect in a disagreeable way

    hit home, strike a chord, strike a note, strike home

    refer to or be relevant or familiar to

    smite

    affect suddenly with deep feeling

    cloud

    make gloomy or depressed

    pierce

    move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply

    impress

    impress positively

    sweep away, sweep off

    overwhelm emotionally

    disturb, trouble, upset

    move deeply

    stir, touch

    affect emotionally

    sadden

    make unhappy

    alienate

    make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated

    amaze, astonish, astound

    affect with wonder

    explode a bombshell

    utter or do something surprising

    catch

    discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

    boggle, bowl over, flabbergast

    overcome with amazement

    agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on

    cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

    jolt

    disturb (someone's) composure

    cark, disorder, disquiet, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge

    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

    prepossess

    make a positive impression (on someone) beforehand

    wow

    impress greatly

    get

    evoke an emotional response

    distress

    cause mental pain to

    ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, startle, take aback

    surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

    weigh down, weigh on

    be oppressive or disheartening to
18. verb

    arouse sympathy or compassion in
    “Her fate moved us all”

    synonyms:

    actuate, incentivize, incite, motivate, prompt, propel

    give an incentive for action

    type of:

    affect, impress, strike

    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
19. verb

    give an incentive for action
    “This moved me to sacrifice my career”

    synonyms: actuate, incentivize, incite, motivate, prompt, propel

    affect, impress, strike

    have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

    type of:

    cause, do, make

    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
20. verb

    propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
    synonyms: make a motion

    go

    have a turn; make one's move in a game

    type of:

    advise, propose, suggest

    make a proposal, declare a plan for something
21. verb

    dispose of by selling
    “The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers”

    type of:

    sell

    exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent